A man has died in hospital after a crash in Hastings on Friday.
Police attended an incident in which a single vehicle is reported to have hit a fence on Maraekakaho Rd at 5.42am on Friday.
A man in his 70s was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a critical condition.
Police confirmed in a statement on Monday morning that one person died in hospital after the crash.
“Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing,” the statement said.